by PerErik | May 22, 2013 | Tennis Tips
WHEN TO SERVE and RECEIVE The server shall not serve until the receiver is ready. However, the receiver shall play to the reasonable pace of the server and shall be ready to receive within a reasonable time of the server being ready. A receiver who attempts to return...
by PerErik | May 22, 2013 | Tennis Tips
SECOND SERVICE If the first service is a fault, the server shall serve again without delay from behind the same half of the court from which that fault was served, unless the service was from the wrong half.
by PerErik | May 22, 2013 | Tennis Tips
SERVICE FAULT The service is a fault if: 1. The server breaks Rules 16, 17 or 18; or 2. The server misses the ball when trying to hit it; or 3. The ball served touches a permanent fixture, singles stick or net post before it hits the ground; or 4. The ball served...
by PerErik | May 22, 2013 | Tennis Tips
FOOT FAULT During the service motion, the server shall not: 1. Change position by walking or running, although slight movements of the feet are permitted; or 2. Touch the baseline or the court with either foot; or 3. Touch the area outside the imaginary extension of...
by PerErik | May 22, 2013 | Tennis Tips
SERVING When serving in a standard game, the server shall stand behind alternate halves of the court, starting from the right half of the court in every game. In a tie-break game, the service shall be served from behind alternate halves of the court, with the first...
by PerErik | May 21, 2013 | Tennis Tips
ORDER OF RECEIVING IN DOUBLES The team which is due to receive in the first game of a set shall decide which player shall receive the first point in the game. Similarly, before the second game starts, their opponents shall decide which player shall receive the first...
